The beating occurred after the suspect attempted to escape deputies on horseback.
A recall effort against a judge who cut 15 years off a mandatory sentence for a convicted child rapist has been joined by three Orange County supervisors.
Fracking opponents scored a major victory last week after oil giant, Citadel Exploration, dropped a $1 billion lawsuit aimed at overturning San Benito County’s fracking ban.
Former Santa Clara County Supervisor George Shirakawa was sentenced to community service Friday for his role in the distribution of a phony campaign flyer back in 2010.
The families of three victims killed in a violent rampage last year have filed a wrongful death suit against the County of Santa Barbara and its Sheriff’s Department.
Marin County Supervisors have approved a $786,000 settlement with a former probation officer who says he was fired out of retaliation for complaints he made.
Voters in Orange County’s 2nd District are less than one week away from a special election that could alter the ideological makeup of the Board of Supervisors.
A Watsonville hemp producer is suing the County of Santa Cruz for incorrectly labeling its hemp crop as marijuana — a sampling error that the company says cost $9.6 million.
Sonoma County cannabis growers are looking forward to a much simpler permitting process that would eliminate the need for public hearings before approval.
